What color is #6A6CA8?

#6A6CA8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6CA8?

The RGB value is 106, 108, 168: 106 red, 108 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6CA8?

The complementary color is #A8A66A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6CA8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6CA8 color

#6A6CA8 rgb(106, 108, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A6CA8 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 42.4% green and 65.9% blue (106, 108, 168).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#6A6CA8 color codes

HEX	`#6A6CA8`
RGB	`rgb(106, 108, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 42.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 37%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 36%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, 14.22, -32.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 35.4, 293.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.372, 16.616, 39.277)`
Decimal	`6974632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6CA8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6A6CA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6CA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6A6CA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6ca8; }
.text { color: #6a6ca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6ca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 108 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6ca8, #876aa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6A6CA8?: #6A6CA8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6CA8?: The RGB value is 106, 108, 168: 106 red, 108 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6CA8?: The complementary color is #A8A66A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6CA8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.